Barnes Fortunatus b. 25 SEP 1738 Marlboro, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. 09 NOV 1807

1738 - 1807

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Birth 25 Sep 1738 Marlboro, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts [1, 2]

Gender Male

_UPD 23 AUG 2009 12:13:24 GMT-5

Died 09 Nov 1807 [2, 3]

Person ID I1725 Alan Donald Vibber

Last Modified 08 Dec 2009

Father Barnes Jonathan, b. 26 Nov 1703, Marlboro, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts , d. 10 Oct 1783, Marlboro, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Mother Rachel, d. 20 Jan 1784

Family ID F790 Group Sheet

Family 1 Hosmer Persis, b. 19 Apr 1739, of Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Married 18 Oct 1764 [1]

Children

1. Barnes David, b. 27 Aug 1765, d. 09 May 1837

Family ID F782 Group Sheet

Family 2 Jones Peletiah, d. 16 Sep 1821

Married Y [2]

Family ID F2363 Group Sheet

Notes	Fortunatus Barnes, s. of Jonathan of Marlboro, b. Sept. 25, 1738, m. Persis Hosmer of Concord Oct. 18, 1764; settled on Barnes hill. Had David, b. Aug. 27, 1765; Lydia, b. July 20. 1767, m. Amherst Howe; William, b. April 5, 1773; Persis, b. May 5. 1779, m. Silas Priest; m., 2d, Peltiah Jones. He d. Nov. 9, 1807; wid. d. Sept. 16, 1821. Fortunatus Barnes, the first of the name here, was a descendant of Thomas Barnes, who came over in ______________________________ she became his wife a year later. The records do not say whether theymade love on the way. The line of descent is through John and Jonathan to Fortunatus, great grandson of Thomas. (A sister of Fortunatus m. Solomon Bowker, who once owned the Joseph Priest place.) Tradition holds that Mr. Barnes held a claim on our Phineas Howe estate, on which cattle were kept and fed in racks on "Rack meadow." (He bought eighty acres of the Howe farm, eighty acres of the Lancaster proprietors and 119 acres of John Hudson, and some more of John Fry.) This extensive ownership determined the name of "Barnes hill." South of the present homestead was an old house occupied by the Goodnows. Daniel Goodnow's tax was abated in 1787. Further on up the hill lived a Dafford family and also a Foster family. John Hudson was on top of the hill ( he was grandfather of Hon. Charles Hudson). The Barnes purchase included the most of these. "Barnes hill" gives a view of Wachusett seldom equaled. The centennial of the homestead was impressively observed in 1866. A generous collation was prepared by the family under the beautiful arbor of maples which adorn the home and the town. Hon. Charles Hudson made an interesting address. Many sentiments were offered and responded to by citizensand guests. These maples were planted by Artemas Barnes. (IV) Fortunatus. third child and son of Jonathan and Rachel Barnes, was born in Marlboro. September 25, 17.18. When a young man he went to reside in Berlin, Massachusetts, settling in the locality which has ever since been known as Barnes Hill, and was a prosperous farmer of that town during the remainder of his life, which terminated November 9, 1807. For his first wife he married Persis Hosmer,of Concord. Massachusetts, born April 19. 1739, and his second wife was Peletiah Jones. She survived him and died September 16, 1821. His children, all of his first union, were: David, born August 27, 1765; Lydia, born July 20, 1767, became the wife of Amherst Bailey; Hannah, born June 20, 1770. married Ephraim Howe; and Captain William, who is referred to at length in the succeeding paragraph.

Sources

[S137] History of the Town of Berlin, Worcester County, Mass., from 1784-1895, William Addison Houghton, 277 (Reliability: 3).
[S232] Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Lewis publishing company, Chicago, (Name: The Lewis publishing company, 1908;), 1035, vol 3 (Reliability: 3).
[S137] History of the Town of Berlin, Worcester County, Mass., from 1784-1895, William Addison Houghton, 278 (Reliability: 3).